Backblaze, Inc. reports developments in cloud storage, data protection, and infrastructure services for businesses, developers, managed service providers, and consumers. The company’s platform includes B2 Cloud Storage, an infrastructure-as-a-service cloud object storage offering, and Computer Backup, a software-as-a-service backup product.
Backblaze news commonly covers quarterly financial results, B2 growth trends, AI and data-intensive workloads, neocloud demand, media workflow partnerships, performance and network benchmark reports, channel recognition, leadership changes, and investor conference participation. Company updates also highlight use cases such as AI training data, generative media, application storage, cyber resilience, and critical data protection.
Backblaze (Nasdaq: BLZE) will exhibit at AI & Big Data Expo North America 2026 on May 18-19, 2026 in San Jose (Booth #434), focusing on scalable AI data pipelines and cloud storage.
The company will showcase B2 Neo, lead a storage-focused AI session, and share new “elephant data flows” research.
Backblaze (NASDAQ: BLZE) will participate in a fireside chat at the 21st Annual Needham Technology, Media & Consumer Conference in New York on Tuesday, May 12, 2026 at 10:15 a.m. ET. Marc Suidan, CFO, will speak and the session will be webcast live.
Live and archived webcast links will be available on Backblaze's investor relations website.
Backblaze (Nasdaq: BLZE) reported Q1 2026 results for the quarter ended March 31, 2026. Revenue was $38.7M (+12% YoY) with B2 Cloud Storage $22.4M (+24% YoY). Adjusted EBITDA was $10.1M (26% of revenue). ARR was $158.2M (+13% YoY). Net loss narrowed to $6.1M. Cash, cash equivalents, and marketable securities totaled $45.5M. Management raised full‑year 2026 revenue and Adjusted EBITDA margin guidance.
Backblaze (NASDAQ: BLZE) published its Q1 2026 Network Stats report, adding granular geographic heatmaps that show AI neocloud activity concentrated in California and Ashburn-Reston (Northern Virginia) and emerging global hotspots in Finland, Brazil, France, and Canada. CDN share rose to 32% while neocloud and hyperscaler combined fell to 25.5% from 36.4 in Q4 2025. The report notes a winter dip in neocloud volume, a March rebound, sustained high neocloud magnitude per IP, and a rising network baseline signaling increased infrastructure demand. A webinar is scheduled for May 4, 2026 at 11:30 a.m. PT.
Backblaze (Nasdaq: BLZE) will report its first quarter 2026 results for the period ending March 31, 2026 on Monday, May 4, 2026 after market close. A conference call and webcast will follow at 2:00 p.m. PT / 5:00 p.m. ET on May 4, 2026.
Investors can attend the live webcast or register for phone access; a replay will be archived on the company Investor Relations page shortly after the call.
Backblaze (Nasdaq: BLZE) was named to the 2026 CRN Storage 100 list in the Data Recovery/Observability/Resiliency category on April 14, 2026.
The recognition cites Backblaze's high-performance, S3-compatible cloud storage, resilient architecture, and partner programs such as Powered by Backblaze that support AI-scale and data-intensive workloads.
Backblaze (Nasdaq: BLZE) appointed Anuj Kumar as Chief Revenue Officer on April 13, 2026 to accelerate go-to-market execution as AI workloads expand storage demand. Kumar brings two decades of cloud revenue leadership and joins amid B2 Cloud Storage's 26% year-over-year growth in 2025 and the company closing its first eight-figure total contract value deal.
The hire aligns with Backblaze's dual AI growth strategy serving neocloud GPU providers and AI-native developers, targeting a cited $14 billion storage opportunity by 2030.
Backblaze (Nasdaq: BLZE) will host partner showcases at the 2026 NAB Show to demonstrate modern media workflows and AI-ready storage. Sessions run April 20–21 at booth N1259 in North Hall, featuring partners like Iconik, Telestream, Twelve Labs, Qencode, Tillered and others.
Presentations cover archive monetization, S3 native streaming, real-time review, orchestration and AI-driven media compliance.
Backblaze (NASDAQ: BLZE) released its Q1 2026 Performance Stats, expanding testing to EU-Central and comparing Backblaze B2, AWS S3, Cloudflare R2, and Wasabi across US-East and EU-Central. Results show meaningful regional variation, no single provider dominates, and multi-threaded throughput patterns differ from simple averages. A webinar is set for April 9, 2026, 10:00 a.m. PT.
The report publishes full methodology and raw results to support repeatable industry benchmarking and replication by third parties.
Backblaze (NASDAQ: BLZE) announced that an original Storage Pod 1.0 chassis (unit "ul010") has been accepted into the Computer History Museum's permanent collection on March 31, 2026. The unit, the 11th production pod, stored customer data for years and exemplifies Backblaze's open-hardware influence.
This recognition highlights Backblaze's 2009 "Petabytes on a Budget" design that used off-the-shelf components to deliver low-cost, high-density cloud storage and helped catalyze commoditized server architectures.